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Category Archives: Mac Software

Is there a genius in the house?

Where are all the geniuses when you need them? Apple Computer puts enough confidence in their technical support personnel to set up a Genuis Bar in every company store, saying “Our Geniuses will answer all your technical questions, troubleshoot problems, and explain it all in language that’s easy to understand.” That’s quite a big [...]

Posted 01 May 2008 § Daily Scribe § Technology ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Troubleshooting a Samson USB microphone on the Mac

A number of months ago, I invested (just in case my wife reads this) in a Samson CO1U USB Studio Condenser Microphone so that I could begin recording podcasts on my PowerBook G4 laptop. I was running Tiger (Mac OS X v10.4) at the time and, although it recognized the mic as a USB device, [...]

Posted 30 March 2008 § Daily Scribe § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A whirlwind trip back to the states

It's official. I'm on my way to Atlanta in just seven days! Hopefully, my non-stop Delta flight from London will get me there next Saturday afternoon, where I'll pick up an Alamo rental car and drive to Birmingham that evening. My dad and two of my sisters live there, and it's been sixteen months since [...]

Posted 22 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Ministry Updates § Personal § Prayer Requests § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Blogging sabbatical, digging up bones

It’s that time of the year when I spend four to six weeks doing family history research, which takes nearly every minute of my spare time (nights and weekends). I normally start in mid-December, but this year I’m running a little behind because I’m trying to learn a new Macintosh genealogy program, iFamily for Tiger. [...]

Posted 04 January 2008 § Blogging § Daily Scribe § Genealogy § Technology ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , , ,

RapidWeaver :: 50% Off Until Midnight Tonight

MacUpdate has a daily promo and today it's RapidWeaver, a Mac-based web design application. You can't beat this price of $24.95 but it's only good until midnight Eastern Standard Time (USA). Anyone with a Mac ought to jump all over this special deal, especially if you're in the UK (it only costs you £12.50 approximately). [...]

Posted 08 October 2007 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Back to school, learning Adobe PhotoShop online

Most of us could really use some help with our computer skills, right? I’ve been wanting to take a refresher course on the basics of PhotoShop, so I began searching the net to see what I could find. Several people recommended taking a course at the local university, but I didn’t relish the snail’s pace [...]

Posted 31 August 2007 § Daily Scribe § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,